Systems and methods of servicing equipment

Abstract

A computer implemented method for servicing an engine including receiving information including an initial condition profile, CP1, of the engine; forming a workscope associated with a servicing operation of the engine in view of the initial condition profile, CP1; servicing the engine in view of the workscope; determining at least in part an updated condition profile, CP2, of the engine in view of information acquired during the service; and storing the updated condition profile, CP2, for use in a subsequent service operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A computer implemented method for servicing an assembled engine, the method comprising:
 receiving information including an initial condition profile, CP1, of the assembled engine, wherein CP1 comprises a pre-service prediction of a change of a parameter over time or cycle; 
 forming a workscope associated with a servicing operation of the assembled engine in view of the initial condition profile, CP1; 
 servicing the assembled engine in view of the workscope, the servicing includes a physical modification of a component of the assembled engine; 
 determining at least in part an updated condition profile, CP2, of the assembled engine in view of information acquired during the servicing, wherein CP2 comprises an updated prediction of a change of the parameter over time or cycle resulting from the servicing of the assembled engine in view of the workscope; and 
 storing the updated condition profile, CP2, for use in a subsequent service operation. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving information including the updated condition profile, CP2, of the assembled engine in preparation for a subsequent service operation; 
 forming a subsequent workscope associated with the subsequent service operation; 
 subsequently servicing the assembled engine in view of the subsequent workscope; 
 determining a further updated condition profile, CP3, of the assembled engine in view of information acquired during the subsequent service; and 
 storing the further updated condition profile, CP3, for use in a further subsequent service operation. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the initial condition profile, CP1, is based on at least one of a modeled condition of the assembled engine, fleetwide data, and prior servicing operations associated with the assembled engine. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of storing the updated condition profile, CP2, is performed by storing the updated condition profile, CP2, in a data lake. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining at least in part the updated condition profile, CP2, is performed autonomously. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising forming a future workscope in view of information associated with the updated condition profile, CP2. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , further comprising subsequently servicing the assembled engine using at least in part the future workscope. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of servicing the assembled engine is performed at least in part by an autonomous robotic assembly. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the updated condition profile, CP2 is stored locally at the autonomous robotic assembly. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 6 , further comprising: determining a timing for performing the future workscope based on data in the initial condition profile, CP1 and the updated condition profile, CP2. 
     
     
       11. A system for servicing an assembled engine, the system comprises:
 an autonomous robotic assembly; and 
 a computing device in communication with the autonomous robotic assembly, the computing device being configured to:
 receive information including an initial condition profile, CP1, of the assembled engine, wherein CP1 comprises a pre-service prediction of a change of a parameter over time or cycle; 
 form a workscope associated with a servicing operation of the assembled engine in view of the initial condition profile, CP1; 
 cause the autonomous robotic assembly to service the assembled engine in view of the workscope, the servicing includes a physical modification of a component of the assembled engine; 
 determine at least in part an updated condition profile, CP2, of the assembled engine in view of information acquired during the service, wherein CP2 comprises an updated prediction of a change of the parameter over time or cycle resulting from the servicing of the assembled engine in view of the workscope; and 
 store the updated condition profile, CP2, for use in a subsequent service operation. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
 receive information including the updated condition profile, CP2, of the assembled engine in preparation for a subsequent service operation; 
 form a subsequent workscope associated with the subsequent service operation; 
 subsequently cause the autonomous robotic assembly to service the assembled engine in view of the subsequent workscope; 
 determine a further updated condition profile, CP3, of the assembled engine in view of information acquired during the subsequent service; and 
 store the further updated condition profile, CP3, for use in a further subsequent service operation. 
 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the initial condition profile, CP1, is based on at least one of a modeled condition of the assembled engine, fleetwide data, and prior servicing operations associated with the assembled engine. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the step of storing the updated condition profile, CP2, is performed by storing the updated condition profile, CP2, in a data lake. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the step of determining at least in part the updated condition profile, CP2, is performed autonomously. 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the computing device is further configured to: form a future workscope in view of information associated with the updated condition profile, CP2. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the computing device is further configured to: determine a timing for performing the future workscope based on data in the initial condition profile, CP1 and the updated condition profile, CP2. 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 16 , further comprising subsequently servicing the assembled engine using at least in part the future workscope. 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the future workscope comprises an inspection task. 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the updated condition profile, CP2 is stored locally at the autonomous robotic assembly.